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[bradders]

Originally Posted by ells

Thanks,
never thought of that. So if you swapped twin dosc for single disc with the same stopping performance then you wouls not only get the weight advantage but it is also a benefit as its the unsprung (I think) weight.

Thats made me happier about buying the swingng arm!
Cheers
M

which is why I went 1 disc - 5kg off was worth doing!

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by bradders

which is why I went 1 disc - 5kg off was worth doing!

Before considering Alloy arms, I was considering disc weights a few years back as Bradders says its worth doing

I had already given up on the single disc option so couldn't save as much weight as Paul mentions. So I went to twin discs.

Prior to 2008 we had to use OEM discs from any production Ducati and there was some weight savingss to be had here, with the heaviest discs being those that were fitted as standard to the 600 Monsters and Supersports where as discs from later (say post 1999) were lighter

In 2008 I altered the rules so instead of the calipers being Free and the Discs OEM, I swapped it so the Calipers had to be OEM from a Production Ducati and Discs were free. Opening it up to after market discs such as EBCs, Braking, Galfer etc.

Andy Pike tells me his Armstrong Discs not only saved weight but also perform very well, the same could be said of the Braking Waveys that I run on one of my sets of wheels

[bradders]

have to say I'm enjoying the twin set up and not finding the limits (hence I'm too slow!) wheeas the single disc was on/off so much easier to find the limits!!